A Twitter bug is baffling some of the social media platform's users Wednesday by inserting tweets in their timelines from people they don&039;t follow.
The inserted tweets, which are being placed into timelines without any initial explanation from Twitter, set off a chorus from users asking, well, what the hell is happening?
Twitter is based on a follow model, which means tweets should appear in someone&039;s timeline only when posted by someone they&039;ve elected to follow, or when retweeted by someone they&039;ve followed. The mystery tweets were not received with a great appreciation by Twitter&039;s user base. Here&039;s a sample of their reactions:
Reached for comment, a Twitter spokesperson told BuzzFeed News, “This is a bug and we&039;re working on a fix.”
Quelle: <a href="Twitter Bug Is Inserting Tweets Into People&039;s Timelines From Users They Don&039;t Follow“>BuzzFeed
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